Previous events

M.Sc. Hirut Megersa Werdofa at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Perspectives on Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia Qualitative Studies of Women and Healthcare Providers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Hirut Megersa Werdofa at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “What works to reduce disrespect and abuse during childbirth? Evidence from intervention studies in low- and middle-income countries”

M.Phil Inga Haaland at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Sexuality, stigma, and care: challenges in delivering HIV prevention to marginalized populations”

M.Sc. Jonathan James Adams at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Responsible Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Towards a Framework for Ethical and Epistemic Assessment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jonathan James Adams at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Ethical aspects of Large Language Model-driven chatbots in mental health care”

M.Phil Inga Haaland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Unsettling HIV prevention: a study of biomedical care for queer PrEP users in Dar es Salaam” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

The Science Studies Colloquium Series (Forum for vitenskapsteori) organizes a seminar presenting the new evaluation report for UiO:Life Science 

Would you like to learn more about who should be vaccinated and when?

This course is designed for those who want to learn more about vaccines and how they should be used in different segments of the population. The goal is to equip you to make informed decisions regarding which vaccines to recommend to different patients.

Guest Speakers: Dr. N. Nanajakkara and Dr. K. Hatsumi.

Cand.med. Maja Gunvor Eilertsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Biopsychosocial outcomes of wellbeing-promoting interventions: when life wears you down” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maja Gunvor Eilertsen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Childhood Experiences and Social Inequality in Health: A Life course Perspective”

M.Sc. Sigurd Maurud at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Focusing and tailoring digital health information to patients with inflammatory bowel disease: illness perceptions, health literacy and self-management” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Sigurd Maurud at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Future digital health solutions to help patients with multi-morbidities navigate and manage their healthcare”

M.Sc. Malene Nerbøvik Stavdal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Healthcare personnel’s health literacy sensitivity in relation to work-related factors and mental well-being - a multiple methods approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Malene Nerbøvik Stavdal at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Philosophical, moral, organizational, and practical aspects of how well health professionals can and should understand their patients".

Cand.med. Marius Johansen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Endometriosis: Birth and Beyond Impacts on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Maternal Mental Health, and Couple Relationships” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Natalie Grace Mosteiro Halvorsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Artificial intelligence in Colonoscopy – Balancing benefits and harms” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Natalie Grace Mosteiro Halvorsen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Endoscopic and non-endoscopic management of Lynch Syndrome”

Cand.med. Marius Johansen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Chronic pelvic pain in transgender and gender diverse people”

Cand.med. Marius André Korssjøen Skow at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Acute Sinusitis in General Practice: Antibiotic Prescribing, Complications, and Patient Trajectories” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marius André Korssjøen Skow at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Approaches to distinguishing viral from bacterial respiratory infections in primary care for patients and clinicians”

In this workshop we ask, what remains after epidemics and what do they leave behind? 

Master Carine Øien-Ødegaard at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Exploring labor market attachment and suicide: A registry-based study of Norwegian adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Carine Øien-Ødegaard at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Suicide prevention in changing environments and priorities for better public health preparedness”